Perth Amboy H.S. readies for their next fooball game after a two-week layoff due to Hurricane Sandy. 11/8/12 (Tim Farrell/The Star-Ledger)

Thursday, November 08, 2012 6:19 PM

The Perth Amboy football team takes the snow covered field for practice. Like many places across New Jersey, Perth Amboy was devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Perth Amboy has begun the healing and recovery process and like other places across the state high school football will play a role in returning the town to normalcy. The team will play Friday night after a two-week layoff because of the storm -- even though this group from Perth Amboy has every reason not to play. The team is 0-7 on the season. Of the 55 team members originally on the team, they are left with only about 25 this week, with about a dozen players still unaccounted for after the storm, the coach not sure where they might be or if they are okay. But it is still important to play Friday night because stepping on the field means more than just trying to win a . Perth Amboy, NJ 11/8/12 (Tim Farrell/The Star-Ledger)